123
123
Dec 13, 2012
12/12
by
FBC
tv
eye 123
favorite 0
quote 0
speaker boehner has been trying to do that. the money is just flowing out, we will continue to talk about the legislature and the president has not come to the kitchen table with a real plan. tracy: the crazy part is that we should have been at the kitchen table in september. instead you have eric cantor saying don't make holiday plans, we will be here until the lights go on december 31. >> it actually goes back further than that. for the last two years, republicans have asked this administration to do what you're saying you're going to do very come to grips with your so-called lanced approach. for two years, we have been asking the administration to do that. back from when we pass the budget control act and the so-called super committee. we have been asking the president come to grips with the spending issue. he does a lot of good talking on the tump. maybe you can use your marriage analogy a little further. he has dalliances with special interest groups. when he comes back to washington, he turned completely off on that issue
speaker boehner has been trying to do that. the money is just flowing out, we will continue to talk about the legislature and the president has not come to the kitchen table with a real plan. tracy: the crazy part is that we should have been at the kitchen table in september. instead you have eric cantor saying don't make holiday plans, we will be here until the lights go on december 31. >> it actually goes back further than that. for the last two years, republicans have asked this...
128
128
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 128
favorite 0
quote 0
thank you. >> so now that we have accepted even in boehner land that obama care is the law of the land, do you think that this will make the american health care system better? >> absolutely. i think that we are entering a period of time where we can get down to the very hard work that needs to be done to improve the health care of nation. and now that we are past the election and all sides agree that the affordable care act is the law of the land it gives the patients in the country, this country a much greater deal of certainty and security that our health care system is going to be there for them if they need it. >> well, arkoosh i think in addition to the fact we live in a nation where we're taxed for merely existing, there are still some people who aren't decided about obama care. in fact, politico had exit polling after the election showing the country's split down the middle on whether obama care should be repealed, partially or interly or kept. "forbes" has an article out called "five ways to protect yourself against obamacare." a concern is a doctor participate in a mass exodu
thank you. >> so now that we have accepted even in boehner land that obama care is the law of the land, do you think that this will make the american health care system better? >> absolutely. i think that we are entering a period of time where we can get down to the very hard work that needs to be done to improve the health care of nation. and now that we are past the election and all sides agree that the affordable care act is the law of the land it gives the patients in the...
127
127
Jan 25, 2012
01/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 127
favorite 0
quote 0
john boehner will let us know. after crying. the barefoot bandit, apologized. wait until you here what he is saying now, mr. barefoot. he is next. @=h ♪ ooh baby, looks like you need a little help there ♪ ♪ ooh baby, (what) can i do for you today? ♪ [ feme announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? align can help. only align has bifantis, a patented probiotic that naturally helps maintain your digestive balance. try align to help retain a balanced digestive syst. try the #1 gastroenterologist recommended probiotic. align. >>shepard: the guy known as the barefoot bandit taking a swipe at police and the media. the kid led the cop on a two-year long game of cat and miscellaneous stretching from the pacific northwest all the way to the bahamas. in one e-mail officials say he referred to the local sheriff as "king swine." called the prosecution who handled the case "fools," and referred to news reporters as "vermin." which, actually, is not bad. considering. in another message, officials say he also bragged about his flying skills "the thing i ha
john boehner will let us know. after crying. the barefoot bandit, apologized. wait until you here what he is saying now, mr. barefoot. he is next. @=h ♪ ooh baby, looks like you need a little help there ♪ ♪ ooh baby, (what) can i do for you today? ♪ [ feme announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? align can help. only align has bifantis, a patented probiotic that naturally helps maintain your digestive balance. try align to help retain a balanced digestive syst. try the #1...
223
223
Dec 5, 2012
12/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 223
favorite 0
quote 0
boehner said no way. and then tom cole said boehner should not offer a counterproposal to the fiscal cliff deal the president presented. boehner offered a proposal yesterday. i asked cole if he's frustrated with john boehner. >> no, not in the least. look, i support the speaker. and we're actually not very far apart on anything. and, you know, at the end of the day, he's going to negotiate a deal. it will probably be a challenging vote for a lot of people. i always support him. i would expect i will again and try and persuade others. just to be clear, i'm not for raising taxes on anybody. i think it's a mistake. i think all republicans believe that. however, you have to recognize the reality that at the end of the month, tax rates for every american that pays income tax are going to go up. so there is an area that we do agree with the president on. that is 98% of the american people, getting about 80% of this tax cut shouldn't have their taxes raised. so my suggestion -- it was delivered, by the way, in p
boehner said no way. and then tom cole said boehner should not offer a counterproposal to the fiscal cliff deal the president presented. boehner offered a proposal yesterday. i asked cole if he's frustrated with john boehner. >> no, not in the least. look, i support the speaker. and we're actually not very far apart on anything. and, you know, at the end of the day, he's going to negotiate a deal. it will probably be a challenging vote for a lot of people. i always support him. i would...
448
448
Sep 24, 2012
09/12
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 448
favorite 0
quote 0
sean boehner, speaker of the house. and boehner realizes he has to confront if he's going to save the united states from a credit rating downgrade. credit rating agencies are prepared in august 2011. for the first time in american history to downgrade the united states from triple-a status. and this is going to be a political disaster. boehner concealed but this is going to be blamed on republicans. so he feels both political blamed, but also the country. two heartbeats away from the presidency at a moment when america's creditors downgraded for the first time in our history. and so, he does something extraordinary. he acts like a leader. he comes up with a compromise, with a call a grand. he can't raise taxes. that's an impossibility from where he sits, but it has come up with a way to close tax loopholes and $800 in new revenue. that should be enough. and he seeks out obama in together given to meeting secretly. of course it is coming back patios and they come to a deal. and i can feel history at their back. birdwatch
sean boehner, speaker of the house. and boehner realizes he has to confront if he's going to save the united states from a credit rating downgrade. credit rating agencies are prepared in august 2011. for the first time in american history to downgrade the united states from triple-a status. and this is going to be a political disaster. boehner concealed but this is going to be blamed on republicans. so he feels both political blamed, but also the country. two heartbeats away from the presidency...
64
64
Nov 15, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 64
favorite 0
quote 0
that's going to stay john boehner. they're actually fighting for the number four job in the house. the contest was tom price against one of the precious few republican women in the house, cathy mcmorris rodgers. and there were some interesting politics at work here. miss mcmorris rodgers had the support of speaker john boehner, but tom price had the support of this guy, the republican party's vice presidential nominee, paul ryan. in the end, it was cathy mcmorris rodgers who won. paul ryan's guy lost. and so even as they lose the presidency, thanks to a devastating gender gap in the polls, and at the same time they send even fewer republican women to congress than were there before, republicans did today pick for this small, low-profile national republican number four leadership role an actual woman. and that's the best they've ever done. that's the highest ranking gop woman there has ever been in the house. back over on the senate side, republicans are faced with a dilemma set up for them by john mccain, as i was just discussing with bill burton. john mccain is suggesting that the
that's going to stay john boehner. they're actually fighting for the number four job in the house. the contest was tom price against one of the precious few republican women in the house, cathy mcmorris rodgers. and there were some interesting politics at work here. miss mcmorris rodgers had the support of speaker john boehner, but tom price had the support of this guy, the republican party's vice presidential nominee, paul ryan. in the end, it was cathy mcmorris rodgers who won. paul ryan's...
161
161
Dec 11, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 161
favorite 0
quote 0
it's president and boehner. so the rest of ru russian us arg on sending messages by coming to your show. >> neil: the message i got is that you are not near a deal. is that accurate? >> guest: that is accurate, but the fact that president obama, speaker boehner met at the white house sunday, they put out the same statement, they haven't said anything for two days. >> neil: speaker boehner did. he was griping about the president not giving specific on spending. nancy pelosi was saying, you know, boehner is wrong. >> you have to reach to find encouraging news right now. everybody thinks we are going to get together and not let the country go over the fiscal cliff, which, of course, in all common sense and sanity that's what we would do. we have to act. we're on automatic here. you know that. right now i can feel the contrary happening. in both caucuses and the senate, people are beginning to to the inside interest groups so the democrats say don't touch entitlement programs and republicans say i won't support -- >
it's president and boehner. so the rest of ru russian us arg on sending messages by coming to your show. >> neil: the message i got is that you are not near a deal. is that accurate? >> guest: that is accurate, but the fact that president obama, speaker boehner met at the white house sunday, they put out the same statement, they haven't said anything for two days. >> neil: speaker boehner did. he was griping about the president not giving specific on spending. nancy pelosi was...
154
154
Dec 28, 2012
12/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 154
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> months and months of talks between the president and boehner, both times boehner could not deliver because they refuse because of grover norquist to allow any tax revenues whatsoever. they cannot cross over the threshold that has been built by grover norquist. >> grover norquist joins us now exclusively here on cnbc. grover, we just heard you are the target of those comments, but did harry reid get it wrong, because i thought that your organization actually gave its blessing to boehner's plan "b." >> reid has it wrong on a number of levels. the first, of course, is that the pledge that many congressmen and senators have made to oppose tax increases is made to the people of their state, not to me. in fact, harry reid now has the republican senator joining him from nevada who won because he made that commitment. he took the pledge, and the democrat that harry reid supported attacked him for taking the pledge, and the people of nevada said we want a senator who will stand with us against harry reid's tax increases, so -- and, of course, the issue that came up with plan "b" which was m
. >> months and months of talks between the president and boehner, both times boehner could not deliver because they refuse because of grover norquist to allow any tax revenues whatsoever. they cannot cross over the threshold that has been built by grover norquist. >> grover norquist joins us now exclusively here on cnbc. grover, we just heard you are the target of those comments, but did harry reid get it wrong, because i thought that your organization actually gave its blessing to...
143
143
Nov 18, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWS
tv
eye 143
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> president obama and house leader john boehner before him sounding somewhat positive on working out a plan to divert the fiscal cliff. they met in person at the white house on friday, along with house minority leader nancy pelosi and senate majority leader harry reid and minority leader senator mitch mcconnell. jeff, it seems like the media are poised to blame republicans if the deal falls apart. >> if you look at the polling, over half the country believes it's the g.o.p.'s fault if this deal falls apart. why that? the democrats and the president himself have done an effective job of essentially trashing republicans saying that this whole, the reason that there's a, you know, there isn't a deal in the first place, because it's their fault and that's not true. it's both parties that did this and the president particularly not showing leadership and kicking the can down the road and creating a super committee. the media is not covering this correctly at all. reporting that the president want a deficit package. 1 trillion from tending the war and that's going to happen and another tri
. >> president obama and house leader john boehner before him sounding somewhat positive on working out a plan to divert the fiscal cliff. they met in person at the white house on friday, along with house minority leader nancy pelosi and senate majority leader harry reid and minority leader senator mitch mcconnell. jeff, it seems like the media are poised to blame republicans if the deal falls apart. >> if you look at the polling, over half the country believes it's the g.o.p.'s...
163
163
May 27, 2012
05/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 163
favorite 0
quote 0
speaker boehner walked away from an opportunity for historic deficit reduction, $4 trillion debt ceiling deals and deficit redurks that we could have embraced last summer. as it is, we as democrats embraced $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction that was a cuts on the approach. now the republicans are insisting on even more significant cuts only approach. we can't cut our way to deficit reduction. we do need deficit reduction but it has to be done in a balanced way. we have to give an opportunity for everyone to have a fair shot of success, everyone to pay their fair share and play by the same set of rules and the republicans want to do what most economists have said we shouldn't do and that's cut so much so fast that we would absolutely either halt or dramatically slow down the recover yifment so we'd made a tremendous amount of progress we need to make more, we'll be able to make more if the republicans would sit down and stop trying to focus on defeating barack obama and creating jobs and continuing to get this economy moving. >> let me turn to felicia with the "washington post." >> thank
speaker boehner walked away from an opportunity for historic deficit reduction, $4 trillion debt ceiling deals and deficit redurks that we could have embraced last summer. as it is, we as democrats embraced $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction that was a cuts on the approach. now the republicans are insisting on even more significant cuts only approach. we can't cut our way to deficit reduction. we do need deficit reduction but it has to be done in a balanced way. we have to give an opportunity...
162
162
Apr 13, 2012
04/12
by
CURRENT
tv
eye 162
favorite 0
quote 0
>>idell,wi thinkaifethere'sne1 thingrwe canvgivesjohn boehner%3 c1% credit r,bhe'shma i hadnithe c1% okay tory-inseublic. d c1% because haven't eard anybody criticize --aughs, butoimi c1% haven't%heardethemtcriticize ht. c1% the actpisvthat i'mtmorey concernedfaboutatheirtholicies. >>%forpkure. >>fthantwhetherhey're heddingr c1% tearsaoverncemotionalxaatters. >>ei'delove for hemptoebeu kreeingwforetheioneoinhfivee childrenpandkdoingtsomethingy aboutt. >>olast buestion,avesterday of thehhouseyalan whosmade yourodemocratic1colleaguesewhicht c1% was bsolutely ridiculouseandl i'm onderingrwhenpyoukwerewh c1% speaker,hyouetook actions againstemembers that whereeyouefelteit wasverhe-3 c1% line,nanthonysweinereand cthers,3 c1% should-john boehner berdoinge thatpforeallenonest? >>llen estpisisolaidiculous,s it speaks-foravtself. e c1% i can'tcset%a-standardlforewhatt the3republicansado andttolerateat c1% and members ay. n c1% you wouldo hink,3i would-thinkb we-seenallethattweoneeded toeseen c1% whentrushnlimbaughnmadeothen horribleestatements aboutnsandrat c1% flutesandlder. r c1% and poorcc
>>idell,wi thinkaifethere'sne1 thingrwe canvgivesjohn boehner%3 c1% credit r,bhe'shma i hadnithe c1% okay tory-inseublic. d c1% because haven't eard anybody criticize --aughs, butoimi c1% haven't%heardethemtcriticize ht. c1% the actpisvthat i'mtmorey concernedfaboutatheirtholicies. >>%forpkure. >>fthantwhetherhey're heddingr c1% tearsaoverncemotionalxaatters. >>ei'delove for hemptoebeu kreeingwforetheioneoinhfivee childrenpandkdoingtsomethingy aboutt. >>olast...
96
96
Jun 3, 2012
06/12
by
WJLA
tv
eye 96
favorite 0
quote 0
john boehner is ting to skirt that fight now. they're not sure when we will hit the debt limit but we're $50 trillion in debt with $1 trillion deficits every year. the party is over. there is going to be some reckoning. will throw one curve ball at you. if the supreme court sikes down parts of the health care law but not all of it, we could see a rise in the baseline. we could see some easing of the budget tension. some of the benefits that it cut out, there is a big cost associated with that. >> jill, any way you slice it, it lks like they're goingo have to make cuts in federal spending. that is going to have an impact on our area ecoconomy. the friday job numbers, there is still a growth in private-sector jobs. the cuts are coming on federal spending on jobs. they need t to do a big summer bonanza of hiring for all of the federal contracts they get. not so this year. >> i do not think theyy are alone. i think this is a trend we will see across major contractors. they typically hired to prepare for bidding and proposaseason. aro
john boehner is ting to skirt that fight now. they're not sure when we will hit the debt limit but we're $50 trillion in debt with $1 trillion deficits every year. the party is over. there is going to be some reckoning. will throw one curve ball at you. if the supreme court sikes down parts of the health care law but not all of it, we could see a rise in the baseline. we could see some easing of the budget tension. some of the benefits that it cut out, there is a big cost associated with that....
124
124
Dec 24, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 124
favorite 0
quote 0
they do not need somebody to beat boehner. all they have to do is withhold 18 republican votes in the house. he would get an absolute majority and would not be elected speaker in the first round. >> robert williams says that we need to cut spending. sequestration was a democratic deal. deal with it. guest: i would call that a deal between the republican congress and president. the whole point of sequestration, if we remember, was not to have to take effect. the point was to have such a bad outcome that the super committee that was created in the august 2011 debt ceiling deal be so afraid of the sequestration that they would reach a bipartisan compromise that would reduce deficits by the same amount that sequestration was expected to, but in a much more balanced and sensible way. democrats and republicans were unable to reach an agreement and that is why you have this sequestration. sequestration was never intended to be policy. it was intended to be so bad and foolish than democrats and republicans would be forced to agree to
they do not need somebody to beat boehner. all they have to do is withhold 18 republican votes in the house. he would get an absolute majority and would not be elected speaker in the first round. >> robert williams says that we need to cut spending. sequestration was a democratic deal. deal with it. guest: i would call that a deal between the republican congress and president. the whole point of sequestration, if we remember, was not to have to take effect. the point was to have such a...
101
101
Dec 27, 2012
12/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 101
favorite 0
quote 0
boehner's got to get off -- the majority of the majority must agree to something. it's going to take democratic votes to pass a tough fiscal compromise and unless there is inclusion and discussion on both sides of the aisle about this issue, that compromise gets tougher and tougher. >> thank you for coming "outfront." >> appreciate it. thank you. >> now, on the other side of the aisle. republican congressman of wisconsin. congressman, you just heard your arizona colleague say you all should have absolutely stayed in d.c. and worked on a deal over the holidays. do you agree? >> i do. absolutely. we should have stayed there. i think the president should have stayed there. i think the government should have stayed in place and kept working on it. as a freshman member of the congress, i don't have the pull or the power to say when we're going to be there, when we're not but i will say this, that the u.s. house of representatives has acted. we're waiting for the senate to act and i believe that as soon as they act we'll be back in town to find some forge -- some pathway
boehner's got to get off -- the majority of the majority must agree to something. it's going to take democratic votes to pass a tough fiscal compromise and unless there is inclusion and discussion on both sides of the aisle about this issue, that compromise gets tougher and tougher. >> thank you for coming "outfront." >> appreciate it. thank you. >> now, on the other side of the aisle. republican congressman of wisconsin. congressman, you just heard your arizona...
105
105
Jun 28, 2012
06/12
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 105
favorite 0
quote 0
coming up shortly will be two press conferences, one by the speaker of the house john boehner and the other by the democratic leader nancy pelosi and we'll bring you live coverage of both of those as they occur this afternoon. next up is deerborne, michigan. go ahead, please. >> i know being uninsured i'll now have to pay a penalty of 2.5% in taxes on my income. i can't afford the insurance and i know that the 2.5% penalty isn't going to buy the insurance. the other question i have is i understand under obamacare that starting in 2014 every home sale will be taxed 3.8% of its value to support obamacare, and i want to know if that's absolutely accurate. >> patricia, we'll have to let that stand. tomorrow morning on the washington journal we'll have two guests who have had time to read the legislation. we'll have two hours 7:00 to 9:00 to dig into it and talk to more members of congress by phone so we'll come back with your question tomorrow with apologies in not being able to give you details right now. walnut, california. jenny is up next. you're on. >> i am not for the party and i am
coming up shortly will be two press conferences, one by the speaker of the house john boehner and the other by the democratic leader nancy pelosi and we'll bring you live coverage of both of those as they occur this afternoon. next up is deerborne, michigan. go ahead, please. >> i know being uninsured i'll now have to pay a penalty of 2.5% in taxes on my income. i can't afford the insurance and i know that the 2.5% penalty isn't going to buy the insurance. the other question i have is i...
180
180
Nov 18, 2012
11/12
by
WMAR
tv
eye 180
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> did anything that speaker boehner make you optimistic? was it just that urgency that you're talking about. >> well, it's the urgency but i think the spirit at the table was one of everybody wants to make the best effort to get this done. hopefully that is possible. hopefully it is possible by the middle of december so the confidence of the markets and most importantly the confidence of the consumers returns to infuse our economy with demand, which creates jobs. >> you said afterwards there would be these milestones of success. how will that work? what are the goals? are there interim goals? >> well, my suggestion was that we at some point not necessarily today decide on what our goal is in terms of the amount of deficit reduction that we can achieve, some date by which we'd like to do it, the middle of december so it doesn't take us up to christmas and milestones along the way so progress can be demonstrated we're moving in a forward direction. >> i spoke to senator michael bennet of colorado later. he said this really comes down to speak
. >> did anything that speaker boehner make you optimistic? was it just that urgency that you're talking about. >> well, it's the urgency but i think the spirit at the table was one of everybody wants to make the best effort to get this done. hopefully that is possible. hopefully it is possible by the middle of december so the confidence of the markets and most importantly the confidence of the consumers returns to infuse our economy with demand, which creates jobs. >> you...
134
134
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 134
favorite 0
quote 0
boehner and mcconnell still in charge. although they did better and you could argue there's no reason. are you surprised there's not a push to change leaders inside your party even if it's just the face of the party a little bit? >> it's difficult. within the house there is -- i think there will be a battle for the conference chair. >> but it's a -- >> i'm surprised, yeah, but at the same time, we need strong leadership and a strong speaker and i think boehner can do a good job -- >> looks like he's going to get more political leeway. he doesn't have eric cantor. it seems like there's for trust between the two but, jackie, if the american people had known they not only were re-electing status quo but the same people are in the room that gave us the gridlock, i wonder how that ballot would have turned out. >> i wonder if he said it's going to be the same people in the room, and, you know, a lot of this is going to be theater. we were talking about that for the first couple of days, hopefully not weeks but there will be a lo
boehner and mcconnell still in charge. although they did better and you could argue there's no reason. are you surprised there's not a push to change leaders inside your party even if it's just the face of the party a little bit? >> it's difficult. within the house there is -- i think there will be a battle for the conference chair. >> but it's a -- >> i'm surprised, yeah, but at the same time, we need strong leadership and a strong speaker and i think boehner can do a good...
111
111
Dec 20, 2012
12/12
by
FBC
tv
eye 111
favorite 0
quote 0
boehner is taking a very big political risk by endorsing this package. neil: the two-part plan. how do you think that goes? >> i think it gets through, i think there will be a lot of grumping, i think maybe a few democrats that vote for it, anybody that votes again it will be voting to increase the taxing on everybody. >> do you worry the way that president's using the shooting in connecticut to talk about the nation's it is course, and mood and attitude we should not be sniping over this, republicans, just go with me, and quit fighting me. >> i don't know that the republicans are sniping more than democrats, you saw arm waving and stuff of nancy pelosi and harry reid today, they did not seamles seem any less excit. >> do you get a sense fitch rattles cages today, moving on, saying that a bad deal is not going to save you from a credit downgrade, much like when s&p downgraded, over a year ago, it was after the deal. it did not matter. cuts were not there and they punished them. could the same happen? >> it could. it would not surprise me if one or another of the agency did downg
boehner is taking a very big political risk by endorsing this package. neil: the two-part plan. how do you think that goes? >> i think it gets through, i think there will be a lot of grumping, i think maybe a few democrats that vote for it, anybody that votes again it will be voting to increase the taxing on everybody. >> do you worry the way that president's using the shooting in connecticut to talk about the nation's it is course, and mood and attitude we should not be sniping...
135
135
Jun 7, 2012
06/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 135
favorite 0
quote 0
nancy pelosi told speaker boehner they should cancel the recess. it's the ninth recess this year and hammer out student loans and tax cuts. he sent a letter, but this one is to the president asking him to cancel his rally in las vegas today. if you can't beat them, join them. democrats so nervous about what happened in wisconsin now are begging for the dennors to fund contests all over the country. one leader is publicly begging. good morning from washington. it's thursday, june seventh, 2012. this is the first reads of the morning. president obama had been stuck playing defense for quite a while now. if it's not outside of interrupting him, it's his surrogates. it may be the natural posture for any reelection campaign when you are dealing with 60% of the country believing it's on the wrong track. it is not exactly an optimistic message. this was the president with a supporter lgbt crowd in los angeles. >> what they are going to do is say you know what, you are still not satisfied, it's obama's fault. that's their campaign. very easy to put on a bu
nancy pelosi told speaker boehner they should cancel the recess. it's the ninth recess this year and hammer out student loans and tax cuts. he sent a letter, but this one is to the president asking him to cancel his rally in las vegas today. if you can't beat them, join them. democrats so nervous about what happened in wisconsin now are begging for the dennors to fund contests all over the country. one leader is publicly begging. good morning from washington. it's thursday, june seventh, 2012....
181
181
Nov 10, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 181
favorite 0
quote 0
surer is right, john boehner would have cut a deal. but he couldn't, because at the end of the day, had he done so, his own house republicans would have risen up in mutiny. and he would have lost the speakership. whether mitch mcconnell and more adult members of the members the of the senator can put pressure on the house. if they can't change these fundamental dynamics we're headed in the same direction. >> i think mitch mcconnell is the problem because he's headed for re-election. but i think one of the interesting things that boehner said, is this your moment now, mr. president, now leave. that's both the reality and a little bit of trying to pass the buck. but it's the truth. it is going to be up to the president to go into the negotiations and to lead, and continue to listen and find areas where compromise can be built. it is on his shoulders. >> he has to lead publicly as well. >> yes. >> to sell it? >> he has to sell it. you know, there are a couple -- there aren't a lot of republicans i think that play in regards to public pres
surer is right, john boehner would have cut a deal. but he couldn't, because at the end of the day, had he done so, his own house republicans would have risen up in mutiny. and he would have lost the speakership. whether mitch mcconnell and more adult members of the members the of the senator can put pressure on the house. if they can't change these fundamental dynamics we're headed in the same direction. >> i think mitch mcconnell is the problem because he's headed for re-election. but i...
57
57
Nov 10, 2012
11/12
by
FBC
tv
eye 57
favorite 0
quote 0
speaker boehner challenging president obama to lead us. his first comments on the economy sense reelection, he seems emboldened by his reelection. with more on this, chris stirewalt. it is great to have you here. i want to start by talking about what the president had to say today. he seemed pretty firm on what he said so far about what we need to do with taxes in this country. here is the president. >> i am open to compromise. i am open to new ideas. i am committed to solving our fiscal challenges. but i refuse to accept any approach that is not balanced. i am not going to ask students and seniors and middle-class families to pay down the entire deficit while people like me, making over $250,000 are not asked to pay a dime more in taxes. [applause] gerri: chris, jay carney comes out a few minutes later and he says, well, the president says he will raise taxes on wealthy. so where is the compromise? >> the hope is that the compromise lies in a broader reform. but as you know, this comes down to chime in. you have the fiscal cliff. what dem
speaker boehner challenging president obama to lead us. his first comments on the economy sense reelection, he seems emboldened by his reelection. with more on this, chris stirewalt. it is great to have you here. i want to start by talking about what the president had to say today. he seemed pretty firm on what he said so far about what we need to do with taxes in this country. here is the president. >> i am open to compromise. i am open to new ideas. i am committed to solving our fiscal...
88
88
Dec 12, 2012
12/12
by
FBC
tv
eye 88
favorite 0
quote 0
the one that speaker boehner is working hard for, we're in it together. we're taxed too little or spending too much or a combination of the two, if we do it, it has to be 100%. neil: do you believe we're taxed too little? >> in some cases dollar taxes that could be different, speaking for myself, from 20% to 15% on capital gains that is not change my considering on capital gains. i am a . >> you are open to the investor-related taxes that go up with this plan? >> i believe that -- >> not income related ? >> i believe that at zero tax you get no revenue, at 100% tax you get no productivity. you are trying to find is what maximum revenue to government is, including maximum economic growth. neil: you would be open to speaker boehner offering the 800 billion in revenue, however that is sorted out, he does not want rate hikes, he wants a limit on deducts and write-offs, would either be fine with you? >> neil, we have a lot of hidden things in tax code. i can take a building and put a new roof, as long as i stay under a certain level. neil: democrats saying tha
the one that speaker boehner is working hard for, we're in it together. we're taxed too little or spending too much or a combination of the two, if we do it, it has to be 100%. neil: do you believe we're taxed too little? >> in some cases dollar taxes that could be different, speaking for myself, from 20% to 15% on capital gains that is not change my considering on capital gains. i am a . >> you are open to the investor-related taxes that go up with this plan? >> i believe...
115
115
Dec 20, 2012
12/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 115
favorite 0
quote 0
john boehner is not a leader. he's being led, and he may take all of us down with him. >> plan b. >> plan b. >> plan b. >> republicans have made every effort to avoid the situation we find ourselves in. >> they keep on finding ways to say no as opposed to finding ways to say yes. >> he goes up to 400. this deal should be done. >> it's very hard for them to say yes to me. >> the decision is for the white house and the senate democrats to come join us so we can avoid the tax hike on american people. >> it is very hard for them to say yes to me. >> they know it is a nonstarter. >> they're thinking about voting for raising taxes, at least on folks over $1 million, which they say they don't want 20 do, but they're going to reject spending cuts that they say they do want to do. that defies logic. >> guess what? the ceos, they're all on his side. >> we should be able to get something done. >> thank you. ♪ >>> it is 12 days to the fiscal cliff, five days to christmas, and one day before some people believe the world wil
john boehner is not a leader. he's being led, and he may take all of us down with him. >> plan b. >> plan b. >> plan b. >> republicans have made every effort to avoid the situation we find ourselves in. >> they keep on finding ways to say no as opposed to finding ways to say yes. >> he goes up to 400. this deal should be done. >> it's very hard for them to say yes to me. >> the decision is for the white house and the senate democrats to come join...
26
26
tv
eye 26
favorite 0
quote 0
republicans are going in for the kill if republican house speaker john boehner schedules and holds a successful vote and house of representatives to hold eric cantor in the earth holder in contempt of congress it'll be the first time in the history of the republic that a cabinet officer has been so charge just like when republicans in congress went after bill clinton for lying about getting a little into the table with monica was the first time a president had been attacked for having extramarital sex in the history the republic is republicans are thought is and the democrats need to recognize that they held unemployed people hostage last year and scared and succeeded in extorting from democrats a cut in unemployment benefits ninety nine weeks down to seventy four weeks so that those benefits are expiring this month instead of after the election just in time to upset a lot of people who will blame it on obama and now the republicans are holding a hostage almost two million road repair jobs while they continue to fire and lay off teachers firefighters and cops nationwide all in an eff
republicans are going in for the kill if republican house speaker john boehner schedules and holds a successful vote and house of representatives to hold eric cantor in the earth holder in contempt of congress it'll be the first time in the history of the republic that a cabinet officer has been so charge just like when republicans in congress went after bill clinton for lying about getting a little into the table with monica was the first time a president had been attacked for having...
56
56
Jun 7, 2012
06/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 56
favorite 0
quote 0
in a letter to speaker boehner, she warns that congress has lots of unfinished business. that's what we're about now with representative johnson who joins us from washington. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. thank you for having me. >> you've scored another big vacation from speaker boehner. well done. don't you think nancy pelosi is being a bit of a kill joy when she says congress should get back to work? why not go to the golf course like speaker bainer? >> i think the majority of the people here were the democrats and republicans feel that we need to stay here and get some work done. we have to do to do to be off every other week. we've got to do something. the b the big problems we have on the table. we have not created jobs. they have member of opportunities. they're not doing it. there's the transportation bill, that's being stuck. there it's the student loan package that has not been dealt with. come july 1st, the rates are subject to double. it is unbelievable that we're getting vacations when we should be here working. yet speaker boehner and mitch mcconnell ar
in a letter to speaker boehner, she warns that congress has lots of unfinished business. that's what we're about now with representative johnson who joins us from washington. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. thank you for having me. >> you've scored another big vacation from speaker boehner. well done. don't you think nancy pelosi is being a bit of a kill joy when she says congress should get back to work? why not go to the golf course like speaker bainer? >> i think the...
75
75
Dec 22, 2012
12/12
by
FBC
tv
eye 75
favorite 0
quote 0
the big question is will john boehner keep his job? the house will be considered with the speaker should be. you think he will make a change? >> someone who thinks john boehner is big mistake was planned the -- it was actually stripping the conservatives down from their assignment. that was the signal at he was signaling with the establishment crowd in washington. a lot of people n forgive john boehner for playing the cards on the fiscal cliff. he really doesn't have a winning strategy. because one doesn't exist. but i hink the conservatives trying to bua little upset. right now, there is no big name out there willing to challenge it. gerri: it is an interesting question. it seems like anyone who has that job is really hurting because everyone is all over the place. it is so hard to get them together. thank you both for coming on tonight, we really appreciate it. happy holidays and merry christmas, thank you so much reed thank you, gerri. gerri: next, many homeowners rushing to rush and to dump their property ahead of the fiscal cliff.
the big question is will john boehner keep his job? the house will be considered with the speaker should be. you think he will make a change? >> someone who thinks john boehner is big mistake was planned the -- it was actually stripping the conservatives down from their assignment. that was the signal at he was signaling with the establishment crowd in washington. a lot of people n forgive john boehner for playing the cards on the fiscal cliff. he really doesn't have a winning strategy....
153
153
Sep 5, 2012
09/12
by
WMPT
tv
eye 153
favorite 0
quote 0
speaker of the house of representatives when the democrats took overhanded her gravel back to john boehner now the speaker of the house. here is nancy pelosi. [♪]:ñ4c >> good evening. good evening. good evening, fellow democrats. good evening. isn't that american dream story the story of america? we are all here to reignite the americanñr dream. that is why i'm so pleased to see so many young people, the future of our party, the hope of america. i stand before you as the first mother and first grandmother to serve as dngic leader and first speaker of the house of representatives. for 25 years it's been my privilege to represent the city of san francisco and the great state of california. [cheers and applause] to work to strengthen our vibrant middle class and to secure opportunity and equality. we all stand together in our drive for 25, 25 seats to win back the house for the democrats. as we reelect president barak obama, president of the united states. democrats believe in reigniting the american dream by removing barriers to success and building ladders of opportunity for all. so tha
speaker of the house of representatives when the democrats took overhanded her gravel back to john boehner now the speaker of the house. here is nancy pelosi. [♪]:ñ4c >> good evening. good evening. good evening, fellow democrats. good evening. isn't that american dream story the story of america? we are all here to reignite the americanñr dream. that is why i'm so pleased to see so many young people, the future of our party, the hope of america. i stand before you as the first mother...
213
213
Sep 5, 2012
09/12
by
KQED
tv
eye 213
favorite 0
quote 0
speaker of the house of representatives when the democrats took overhanded her gravel back to john boehner now the speaker of the house. here is nancy pelosi. [♪]:ñ4c >> good evening. good evening. good evening, fellow democrats. good evening. isn't that american dream story the story of america? we are all here to reignite the americanñr dream. that is why i'm so pleased to see so many young people, the future of our party, the hope of america. i stand before you as the first mother and first grandmother to serve as dngic leader and first speaker of the house of representatives. for 25 years it's been my privilege to represent the city of san francisco and the great state of california. [cheers and applause] to work to strengthen our vibrant middle class and to secure opportunity and equality. we all stand together in our drive for 25, 25 seats to win back the house for the democrats. as we reelect president barak obama, president of the united states. democrats believe in reigniting the american dream by removing barriers to success and building ladders of opportunity for all. so tha
speaker of the house of representatives when the democrats took overhanded her gravel back to john boehner now the speaker of the house. here is nancy pelosi. [♪]:ñ4c >> good evening. good evening. good evening, fellow democrats. good evening. isn't that american dream story the story of america? we are all here to reignite the americanñr dream. that is why i'm so pleased to see so many young people, the future of our party, the hope of america. i stand before you as the first mother...
127
127
Dec 27, 2012
12/12
by
CNNW
tv
eye 127
favorite 0
quote 0
do you think mcconnell and boehner are in the mood to cooperate with president obama? >> i do believe they're in a mood to cooperate. they've talked -- and speaker boehner's talked for a long time about a grand bargain, about a big deal, about trying to find some major solution going forward. but the senate hasn't acted on anything, so i think we have to be careful on just placing the blame on mcconnell or boehner. without adding in to this mix, senator harry reid who is running the senate and have failed to act on anything yet. >> will you support whatever short-term deal the republican leadership supports? >> i don't know what i'm going to support yet until i see it. the previous congressman you had on, raul, interesting enough, his office is right next to mine in longworth. the fact of the matter is we're going to have to find a place to come together. that the president has offered a 7% solution for a 100% problem. i was struck by the fact that not a single democrat supported speaker boehner's plan "b" when that was actually nancy pelosi's solution which was to rai
do you think mcconnell and boehner are in the mood to cooperate with president obama? >> i do believe they're in a mood to cooperate. they've talked -- and speaker boehner's talked for a long time about a grand bargain, about a big deal, about trying to find some major solution going forward. but the senate hasn't acted on anything, so i think we have to be careful on just placing the blame on mcconnell or boehner. without adding in to this mix, senator harry reid who is running the...
75
75
Nov 10, 2012
11/12
by
FBC
tv
eye 75
favorite 0
quote 0
speaker boehner saying that obamacare is the law of the land. ccming up next, what to expect with the floodgates that are with the floodgates that are coming the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more... [ midwestern/chicago accent ] cheddar! yeah! 50 percent more [yodeling] yodel-ay-ee-oo. 50% more flash. [ southern accent ] 50 percent more taters. that's where tots come from. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on every purchase plus a 50% annual bonus on the cash you earn. it's the card for people who like more cash. 50% more spy stuff. what's in your wallet? this car is too small. @@ what's in your wallet? music is a universal language. but when i was in an accident... spoke a language all its own health care system with unitedhealthcare, i got help that fit my life. information on my phone. connection to doctors who get where i'm from. and tools to estimate what my care may cost. so i never missed a beat. we're more
speaker boehner saying that obamacare is the law of the land. ccming up next, what to expect with the floodgates that are with the floodgates that are coming the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more... [ midwestern/chicago accent ] cheddar! yeah! 50 percent more [yodeling] yodel-ay-ee-oo. 50% more flash. [ southern accent ] 50 percent more taters. that's where tots come from. [ male announcer ] the capital...
50
50
Jun 7, 2012
06/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 50
favorite 0
quote 0
john boehner let people know he will be in las vegas later today talking about student loans. you are watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. pull on those gardening gloves. and let's see how colorful an afternoon can be. with the home depot certified advice to help us expand our palette... ...and prices that keep our budgets firmly rooted... ...we can mix the right soil with the right ideas. ...and bring even more color to any garden. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. beat the bugs with ortho bug-b-gon max spray or concentrate just $7.97. holding down the fort while you're out catching a movie. [ growls ] lucky for me, your friends showed up with this awesome bone. hey! you guys are great. and if you got your home insurance where you got your cut rate car insurance, it might not replace all this. [ electricity crackling ] [ gasping ] so get allstate. you could save money and be better protected from mayhem like me. [ dennis ] mayhem is everywhere. so get an allstate agent. are you in good hands? >>> after watching governor scott walker, democrat
john boehner let people know he will be in las vegas later today talking about student loans. you are watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. pull on those gardening gloves. and let's see how colorful an afternoon can be. with the home depot certified advice to help us expand our palette... ...and prices that keep our budgets firmly rooted... ...we can mix the right soil with the right ideas. ...and bring even more color to any garden. more saving. more doing. that's the power of...
162
162
Aug 26, 2012
08/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 162
favorite 0
quote 1
we will hear from john boehner, ann romney, and chris christie on tuesday night. on wednesday, paul ryan. finishing out with presidential candidate mitt romney on thursday. ron paul speaking about his liberty message ahead of the republican convention. >> welcome. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> you just heard from paul talking about his liberte chan message ahead of the republican convention in tampa. the supporters praised the increasingly bad weather. if you missed any of his "we are the future" rally, we will have again at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c- span. >> congressman pete sessions, from texas, and chair of the republican national campaign committee. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> also joining us, our guest reporters are josh kraushaar, executive editor for "hotline," and charlie mahtesian, national politics editor for "politico." thank you for being with us. let's begin with a series of ads which you are taking aim at the president in some key races trying to tag
we will hear from john boehner, ann romney, and chris christie on tuesday night. on wednesday, paul ryan. finishing out with presidential candidate mitt romney on thursday. ron paul speaking about his liberty message ahead of the republican convention. >> welcome. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> you just heard from paul talking about his liberte chan message ahead of the republican convention in...
71
71
Dec 8, 2012
12/12
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 71
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> next, speaker john boehner and nancy pelosi on the fiscal cliff negotiations. and live as 7:00 a.m., your calls and comments on "washington journal." >> i think reuters institute is something that is important within the culture. we are a culture of words, voices. words are key to our imagination, our capacity to envision things. we are not completely tied to print on the page in the sense of writing. i think there is no other art forms so readily accessible, other than perhaps film, which we work with, too. it is something -- there is something in literature that catches the human spirit. >> joined book tv, american history tv, and c-span's local content vehicle as we look at the literary life of new york's capital city, albany. sunday at 5:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. >> house speaker john boehner told reporters the white house has wasted another week in negotiations of the fiscal cliff. this is about five minutes. >> good morning. this is not a progress report. there is no progress to report. when it comes to the fiscal cliff that is threateni
. >> next, speaker john boehner and nancy pelosi on the fiscal cliff negotiations. and live as 7:00 a.m., your calls and comments on "washington journal." >> i think reuters institute is something that is important within the culture. we are a culture of words, voices. words are key to our imagination, our capacity to envision things. we are not completely tied to print on the page in the sense of writing. i think there is no other art forms so readily accessible, other...
172
172
Dec 31, 2012
12/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 172
favorite 0
quote 0
and speaker john boehner saying he should spend more time negotiating, why are you on tv while mitch mcconnell is working with harry reid to troy to get a deal. the president's point was if they do not make any progress on bipartisan talks in the senate since the clock is running out he wants a straight up and down vote on the senate on his fallback level. put it go in the $250,000 a year and extend unemployment benefits for 2 million americans americans americans, dana. >> this is bob beckel. are you done? >> i had a great question, but age before beauty. >> a lot of age and no beauty. >> what? >> ed, truth be known, and we see this fiscal cliff and the calamity of the day on january 1st, tonight is true the white house dot much care if they get it on the first or the fifth? >> reporter: you're right, with withholding, some people will not feel the effects of a tax increase the first couple of days, you might have time to finagle that, the treasury department has that authority. the fact of the matter, what they're more nervous about in the white house and republicans on the hill ar
and speaker john boehner saying he should spend more time negotiating, why are you on tv while mitch mcconnell is working with harry reid to troy to get a deal. the president's point was if they do not make any progress on bipartisan talks in the senate since the clock is running out he wants a straight up and down vote on the senate on his fallback level. put it go in the $250,000 a year and extend unemployment benefits for 2 million americans americans americans, dana. >> this is bob...
175
175
May 16, 2012
05/12
by
CSPAN3
tv
eye 175
favorite 0
quote 0
but during the briefing you got a read out from boehner's office and it was saying quite the opposite, that the bulk of the meeting was taken up with boehner and the president squaring off again over last year's same issue from last year that caused so much havoc and was consumed washington's time and energy about he is not going to draw a line in the sand with the debt ceiling and the house is not going to approve a debt ceiling increase unless it includes a dollar for dollar offset. the one thing that i can see, though, that harry reid put out a statement, his office, saying that the debt ceiling increase won't be needed until the end of the year during the lame duck session. that will come up again. the other issue that we have what some have called a lame duck loll plooza that is going to be the sequester issue and whether the military is going to face deep cuts and domestic spending, as well. to reach the $1.2 trillion in savings and deficit savings that both sides agreed to last year. >> and you have the bush tax cuts expiring, too. >> most definitely another problem. i think it
but during the briefing you got a read out from boehner's office and it was saying quite the opposite, that the bulk of the meeting was taken up with boehner and the president squaring off again over last year's same issue from last year that caused so much havoc and was consumed washington's time and energy about he is not going to draw a line in the sand with the debt ceiling and the house is not going to approve a debt ceiling increase unless it includes a dollar for dollar offset. the one...